In a glimpse of our post-pandemic world, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently set forth guidelines for vaccinated people. Among other things, they can hang out indoors and mask-free with small groups of other inoculated people.
But you don’t need to tell that to the 6,000 older residents of Boca West, a 1,400-acre “residential country club” in southern Florida that attracts the 65-plus set.
On a recent 80-degree afternoon, four retired women, wearing full bathing suits and sandals, were laughing and drinking daiquiris, mai tais and other fruity cocktails at Splash, the poolside bar and restaurant. A crowd gathered for happy hour on the central lawn, where a pipe band played cheerful jigs and waiters refilled martini glasses.
